In a night of wrestling, Lucha Underground delivered with its first night of Ultima Lucha. The show opened with a killer Falls Count Anywhere match between The Mac and “The Machine” known as Cage, with weapons placed throughout the temple. It followed up with a Tornado Trios Tag Team championship match pitting the defending champions Son of Havoc, Ivelisse, and Angélico vs The Disciples of Death. And the night finished off with Drago and Hernandez in a “Believers’ Backlash”: Think of a typical lumberjack match, but with fans holding leather straps and wailing on Hernandez whenever he was outside the ring.

Ultima Lucha:Night One brought a sense of finality between The Mac and Cage, and Drago and Hernandez storylines; and a twist to the trios title scene. It’s fantastic exactly what a pay-per-view should be, a series of matches culminating in a big payoff. And next week, Ultima Luchawill conclude in a 2-hour season finale with Prince Puma defending the Lucha Underground championship against Mil Muertes.

The concept of a wrestling show running on seasons is unheard of because it has always been an all-year-round gig with no off-seasons (as WWE has phrased). Even Steve Austin on The Steve Austin Show was perplexed because he believes that the product should be on every week so as not to run the risk of losing its audience. Plus it gives the boys a steady paycheck.

As a wrestling addict, the thought of not seeing Lucha Underground for the next couple of months is devastating. But it does allow a reprieve for the writers to come up with more storylines to keep the product fresh. Next season it is rumored that ECW-WCW-WWE famed Rey Mysterio, Jr., will compete in the temple. We’ve seen his battles with Johnny Mundo (John Morrison) and Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio) in WWE; imagine Rey paired up against King Cuerno, Cage or Mil Muertes?

Lucha Underground, to me, is the best of both worlds: it has phenomenal wrestling and entertaining storylines. Although some of the storylines are a little out there, meaning that you kind of have to give in to the supernatural. But if fans have been able to follow Paul Bearer controlling The Undertaker with a mystical urn, then Catrina controlling Mil Muertes, and the Disciples of Death, with a mystical stone shouldn’t be that big of a leap of faith.

Again, Ultima Luchawill culminate on Wednesday, August 5. The silent champion Prince Puma will indeed be the underdog going into his title defense. Throughout the whole season of Lucha Underground, Puma, as the inaugural champion, has defended it against the likes of Cage, King Cuerno, Johnny Mundo, Drago, Hernandez, and Chavo Guerrero. But Mil Muertes is definitely his gravest challenge to date. And with his mentor Konan locked away in Mil’s coffin, Puma will be alone. And if the Trios championship match from Night One has shown us, the odds are against you when Catrina is around.

Will Lucha Underground end its season with a new champion, or will Prince Puma prove why he is the temple’s greatest warrior?

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As Stone Cold Steve Austin pointed out on the LIVE Stone Cold Podcast on the WWE Network with guest Vince McMahon, it takes a good 20-30 minutes to set the hook in to start Monday Night RAW. Whether it’s The Authority, Seth Rollins, and John Cena on the mic, it should not take a half hour to start a wrestling show. Because as much as McMahon likes to say that pro wrestling is what his dad did, what the Superstars and Divas do in the “wrestling” ring isn’t ballet, it’s pro wrestling.

Monday Night RAW should start off with a wrestling match because that’s what gets the crowd pumped, not a 30-minute diatribe. Stone Cold isn’t the only wrestler with issues over the product, Colt Cabana of famed controversial 2-hour “tell-all” interview with former WWE champion CM Punk, has his own reasons for not tuning into Monday Night RAW anymore. With his friends Cesaro being bumped down the card, and–at the time–Daniel Bryan being off television, Colt really had no real reason to watch a show that has mostly talking. He then started mentioning alternatives to Monday Night RAW, alternatives that I myself have started venturing out towards.

Although NXT is contested underneath the WWE umbrella, the two are so polarizing in the way both shows carry themselves. Steve mentioned the intimate setting of a small crowd, and the low lights giving it that Indy feel. But what NXT does best is that it has simple storylines that is carried out in the squared circle. NXT R Evolution was a culmination of what a bunch of hungry talents can do when given the spotlight to entertain us–not by talking for 30 minutes–but by what they can do inside the ring. Just go back and watch the whole event and watch closely the NXT Women’s championship bout between (c) Charlotte and Sasha Banks, and the heavily spoken about main event for the NXT championship between (c) Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn. Once you do, you wouldn’t believe NXT was part of WWE.

Another alternative, which I started watching two weeks ago, is Lucha Underground on the El Rey network. Now, I stumbled across an advertisement for Lucha Underground on Twitter – follow me @WrestlingTimesX – and it looked bad ass. I believe it was a picture of Fenix with a plancha to the outside, and what was so interesting were the filters and outlines used to make the picture pop. Small things like that catch my attention because it tells me that the promotion takes the product seriously. The first show I stumbled upon was the crowning of the first Lucha Underground champion–talk about luck. Dario Cueto, the on-air Authority figure, declared that the championship would be decided in a revolutionary concept known as Aztec Warfare. Similar to the Royal Rumble set up, the match would begin with two luchas and every 90 seconds a new lucha would enter the fray. There would be 20 competitors in total, and contestants would be eliminated only via pinfall or submission.

I won’t spoil the outcome until my next post, which, by then, I except all of you to have seen it. You may not recognize any of the masked luchas on the show if you have never seen Mexican wrestling, but the matches are so entertaining that it will not matter. But to ease your transition into Lucha Underground, there are some familiar WWE talents featured on the card: the former WWE ECW champion, IC champion, and Tag Team champion John Morrison wrestles under the name Johnny Mundo; former WWE ECW champion, Cruiserweight champion, and Tag Team champion Chavo Guerrero, Jr. contends there, wielding a steel chair as his weapon of choice; former WWE ECW champion Ezekiel Jackson uses his 6’3 frame under the name Big Ryck (that’s right, Rick with a “Y”) to dominate the smaller luchas; Maxine if you recall from the “All-Divas” edition of NXT, she appears as Catrina, the girlfriend of Mil Muertes; and Ivelisse from the last season of WWE Tough Enough also competes there. Now, when I say compete, there’s only one other female competitor–Sexy Star–the women compete with the men. Oh, did I mention that Matt Striker is the English play-by-play commentator?

Bottom line: give Lucha Underground a shot, because I’ve certainly became a fan, especially with the latest news announced on Twitter – former WWE and WWE World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio will debut on Lucha Underground very soon. What more reason do you need to check out Lucha Underground?

I found out about New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 during an episode of the Steve Austin Show podcast, when Steve had “White-meat babyface, jumpin'” Jim Ross in the intro. JR was set to head over to Japan to call the NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 event, what WrestleMania is to us but in Japan, for the American broadcast. Seeing as JR was calling the action, I knew I had to watch this event and thankfully I managed to get a copy of the event. But the damn thing is almost four hours long. I have not seen the full event, but I am in mid IWGP Tag Team championship bout pitting (c) The Bullet Club’s Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson – guests on a recent Art of Wrestling podcast, very hysterical – against the challengers Meiyu Tag’s Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata.

The matches are so different from the “Western style” because Japan competes in strong style, which is just that, strong, hard-hitting action. Wrestling is taken very seriously over there in the rising sun.

So those are just a few alternatives out there for you to consider. Not to say that you shouldn’t watch WWE, but just take into consideration that WWE isn’t the only game in town.

Question: The Royal Rumble is this Sunday, who’s going to win it? Roman Reigns? Daniel Bryan? Someone else? What are your thoughts, people!?

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The ending to SummerSlam left me feeling dirty with a bad taste in my mouth. Something just didn’t feel right about that WWE championship match.

First off, the Undisputed title match was much shorter than that for the World Heavyweight title. Triple H failed to see John Cena’s leg draped over the bottom rope, and awarded CM Punk the WWE title. Then, out of nowhere, Kevin Nash attacked Punk and laid him out with a Jackknife Powerbomb. Then, immediately following the assault, Alberto Del Rio ran down the ramp to cash in his Money in the Bank opportunity, struck Punk with a Shining wizard, and left SummerSlam as the new WWE champion.

And throughout all of this Triple H was in utter dismay. He spent the better half of a month trying to establish order in the dual ownership of the WWE championship, even went as far as to insert himself as the decision maker of the Punk-Cena match, but all for what? Inherently, Triple H should have consulted with the video replay and restarted the match, or he in fact should have had a referee on the outside as a second pair of eyes.

So is Kevin Nash back in full wrestling capacity? Was he called upon by Stephanie McMahon, who was seen backstage throughout the event, to teach CM Punk a lesson? Could he be the Anonymous Raw General Manager? Or was he hired by Alberto Del Rio to afford him the best possible opportunity to capture the WWE title?

What will happen now? Rey Mysterio is advertised to challenge the WWE champion (who is now Alberto Del Rio) for Raw tonight. John Cena could take the low road and whine and moan about what transpired in the match, in order to earn himself another opportunity. CM Punk has a rematch opportunity, as does Cena.

And for the love of wrestling, can we please get a new WWE championship design? Preferably something closer to the Winged-Eagle Attitude belt?

Though it was shades of SummerSlam 2009, when Punk stood standing in the ring as the new World’s champion and was choke slammed by a returning Undertaker, Punk still delivered some moments, including the Macho Elbow that garnered “Randy Savage” chants throughout the Staples Center.

Christian and Randy Orton had–without a doubt–the show stealing match of the night. A No Holds Barred match issued by Triple H, witnessed the introduction of kendo sticks, steel steps, steel chairs, tables, and trash cans. Christian attempted to RKO Randy into the Spanish announce table, but was impeded by an RKO through the table. Back inside the ring, Christian connected with the Killswitch only for a two count. Later Orton DDT’d Christian into a trash can, which ensued to an RKO on top of the steel steps positioned in the ring. This won him his ninth WWE World title.

Christian’s original plan was to have his best friend Edge in his corner, but the “Rated-R Superstar” didn’t quite approve of how Christian had been conducting himself. And though Edge remarked that he had done some downright despicable things during his career, he did it with style and panache. He didn’t go around crying, whining, and even DQ’ing to win World titles.

Daniel Bryan and Wade Barrett, former NXT and The Nexus rivals, had a great match. It was the first time in almost a year that either man was featured on a pay-per-view card. D.Bryan is starting to build a following with the WWE Universe as he showcased his old-school grappling style, (even used the Hammerlock, which Bryan says is “badass,”) and performed a number of stiff kicks across Wade’s chest before knocking him out with a round house kick. He demonstrated his chain-submission maneuvers by cinching Barrett in the Guillotine followed through into the LeBell Lock. But Wade, reaching the ropes, ended the match with a Diving lariat into Wasteland.

When it comes to wins-losses, Wade Barrett needed it more. Daniel Bryan is good, he has the SmackDown MITB briefcase, so he has some momentum. Wade Barrett needed to remind everyone why he is the one to watch.

Kelly Kelly surprised all of us with her pugnacious tenacity in the ring against Beth Phoenix. While Beth may have taken her lightly, since she had the size advantage, and Diva of Doom partner Natalya in her corner, the defending Divas champion did not. Beth looked like she had the match won when she lifted Kelly into the Glam Slam, but Kelly countered into a roll through to retain her title.

Sheamus is really coming up as WWE’s new fan favorite. After a year and a half of seeing Sheamus take the easy way out, he finally did what we all wanted, and that was to live up to the honor of being a Celtic Warrior. When he challenged Mark Henry to this SummerSlam match, the fans finally got what they had been waiting for. So no more disqualifications, and no more running away. Sheamus is now here to fight. And though it was a great effort by Sheamus last night, Mark Henry raming him through the barricades granted him a count-out victory. So while Mark Henry does have a legitimate win over Sheamus, he still has yet to beat him.

Also at SummerSlam, Rey Mysterio pinned R-Truth with a 619 in a 6-man tag match, also included John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, The Miz, and Alberto Del Rio.

Isn’t Rey Mysterio supposed to be injured?

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Randy Orton nearly ended his career as a warning if Christian continued pursuit of the World Heavyweight title. Sheamus was merely a pawn in The Viper’s psychological games of intimidation.

When Christian defeated Sheamus to earn another shot at Orton’s World title, there was never any question about what Randy Orton would do next. It had to be the man who lost the match. Orton has always acted on impulse, and if Sheamus had won, he would’ve sent the message by punting Christian. But it wasn’t Sheamus who won, it was Christian, the man who continues to believe that can beat him.

Randy Orton has admitted that he has anger issues: spitting on people’s faces, targeting Legends, punting people in the head, and taking advantage of women simply to get the upper hand. But now guarded by the support of the WWE Universe, his outbursts are held in the light of good conquering evil. So when Sheamus was punted in the head, no one gave it a second thought.

But unlike all the other people Orton has punted in the head during the course of his WWE career, Sheamus didn’t need to take a leave of absence. Just two weeks after the incident, Sheamus stormed into the ring during the World Heavyweight championship contract signing for Money in the Bank and attacked both Orton and Christian. After leveling both men with matching Brogue kicks, Sheamus tore up the contract. Offering the conclusion that Sheamus will no longer be kicked around.

Many were upset when Sheamus won the King of the Ring tournament back in 2010 because it’s usually reserved for those that havent already been made. Sure, Sheamus is a former two-time WWE champion, but his stock in the company plummeted when John Cena started making fun of his pale complexion and his fiery red hair. The bullying got to him to the point where he started dropping matches to Santino Marella and Evan Bourne. In a way, Sheamus needed KOTR to reestablish his place on the roster. But, regardless, his victory became the subject of more criticism and more bullying when John Morrison started cracking jokes on his Celtic King attire: robe, horned crown, and scepter included.

Sheamus’s KOTR victory should have reignited his career because the KOTR tournaments has usually signified who was in line for the next big push. But that is no longer the case as evidence from the past couple of years. Since the advent of the Money in the Bank ladder match concept, the KOTR no longer holds the same significance in this day and age, the power lies in whoever holds the Money in the Bank briefcase.

For Sheamus to once again literally climb back up the ladder of success, he’ll have to win the MITB ladder match on July 17, 2011. And as he already announced, Sheamus plans, on not only winning the briefcase, but on cashing it in on that same night. But only because he can cash it in, doesn’t mean he should; unless he holds a distinct advantage over The Viper.

With Mark Henry preoccupied with his altercation with The Big Show, the only other man who stands in his way from total vindication is Christian. It was bias officiating on Christian’s part that cost Sheamus his World title match against Orton, it was Christian who knocked him on the top turnbuckle during their contender’s match that invited Orton to punt him in the head, and it was Christian that interfered in his return non-title match against Orton.

For Sheamus to fulfill his vendetta, and reestablish his dominance, he’ll have to dispose of Christian indefinitely to have a clear shot at Randy Orton. And once he becomes the new World Heavyweight Champion, his place at the pinnacle of the roster will be restored. Frankly, a spot he should never have lost.

After taking abuse from his opponent for fifteen-long-minutes, John Cena came back with a shoulder tackle, then another shoulder tackle, ducked a punch, lifted his opponent and dropped him down in preparation for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. But what Cena didn’t see was R-Truth walking through Nassau Coliseum, hunting “Jimmies.”

Throughout John Cena’s career, seemingly every major opponent, be it Triple-H or The Rock, have mocked Cena for his young fan base. Cena has always stood up for his fans, whether it’s HHH pointing out that his fans were asleep during his pay-per-view matches because it was past their bedtime, or The Rock mimicking his “You Can’t See Me” hand gesture in a child’s voice, no one has been able to hinder his superhuman strength, until now.

Staring at a little John Cena fan, wearing the John Cena t-shirt, sweat bands, and cap, R-Truth asks, “I’ll make a deal with you. If you give me that hat, I’ll trade you for a big sip of water.” Cena quickly took his attention away from the match, begging R-Truth to leave the little boy alone. Truth snatched the little boy’s cap with the intention of splashing water in his face. Benefitting from the distraction, C.M. Punk struck Cena with the GTS for the pinfall victory.

R-Truth has been unbalanced ever since he lost his spot in the WWE Title match at Extreme Rules to John Morrison. His personality and his erratic change of moods are borderline schizophrenic. Spewing inane conspiracy theories of how WWE didn’t want to grant him a WWE Championship match, and calling every child he comes across “little Jimmy.”

WWE has done a credible job of covering up the conspiracy in question by pretending that it’s all a part of their Capitol Punishment PPV taking place at the Nation’s Capital, but it’s pretty clear what Truth is driving at.

John Cena represents WWE’s ideals, and the ideal look for a WWE Champion. While the World Heavyweight Title has had a diverse mix of title holders, the WWE Title has been predominately of a specific skin type. R-Truth has played the part of “entertainer,” skipping, jumping, and rapping to the “little Jimmies” with “no rhythm”, with the mindset that if he did so, he would earn his way to the WWE Championship. But clearly, pandering to the crowd hasn’t gotten Truth the “John Cena” status because, in Truth’s mind, it has always been a color thing.

Driven by these racial thoughts, R-Truth has definitely elevated his game, but he’s also lost his mind. Everything he does is a straight out mockery of being an entertainer. He’s torn down merchandise stands, thrown soda at a fan’s face, he’s even kicked around Hornswoggle who was trying to pass out t-shirts, but then dolefully intercedes, “It’s okay, cause I’m a good R-Truth now…”

Withal the crazy talk and the hateful actions, John Cena managed to keep a cool head. But when R-Truth threatened to throw water at the little boy’s face, that’s when Cena revealed his weakness.

Not even The Miz, who claimed to be smarter than Cena, would ever maliciously bring himself to harming children. It’s simply not in the villain’s handbook. But R-Truth is so psychotic that even he admitted, “I’m scared of myself.”

R-Truth may have found John Cena’s kryptonite all because he knew to ask, “Where’s little Jimmy?”

Welcome back to The Wrestling Times! It has been a while since we last spoke about WWE Tough Enough. Since then, Martin Casaus was forced to quit as a result of fracturing his foot, and AJ Kirsch and Christina Crawford were both eliminated. AJ was because of his performance level, and Christina for not showing any charisma. So let’s discuss The Final Three: “Silent Rage” Andy Leavine, “Cool Hand Luke” Robinson, and “MMA” Jeremiah Riggs.

Andy has really started loosening up both in and out of the ring. He doesn’t wrestle as stiff anymore, which given his size and power is a good thing. At 6’5, Andy has the physical attributes that the trainers have been wanting to expose; when he listened to Trish Stratus and started wrestling with an upright posture to show that he’s big and tall, Andy started looking and acting like the real deal.

But, like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin said, Andy is mentally weak. He cannot take criticism, or else he starts to swell up and cry. How is that going to look to the other WWE Superstars in the locker room if he starts to cry over a dispute? This business would eat him alive. He has to stop using his wife and daughter as a crutch because that’s what’s really holding him back from performing at his highest. ~ Maybe if he had a drink, he’d toughen up.

Luke has the highest probability of winning this competition because of his look. He has the pretty boy face, washboard abs, and arrogance to match. As far as Luke Robinson is concerned, WWE is the place for him. Because if you look at guys like Alex Riley, Dolph Ziggler, John Morrison, Justin Gabriel, the locker rooms are filled with his type. And the cover shoot, Luke nailed it. He was in his element, which is flaunting off his million dollar smile, and his baby blues.

Luke found his swagger while wrestling Andy, delivering a 6-foot-high drop kick, which had Bill DeMott grinning from ear to ear. But he’s only as good as when he’s considered the Alpha Male, any other time, his attitude and sportsmanship is piss-poor. There’s also an insecurity surrounding Luke, illustrated by his nervous laugh, or twitch. What are you hiding, Cool Hand Luke?

Jeremiah Riggs is the most charismatic sonovabitch since Jeff Hardy. But unlike the Enigma, there is nothing quiet or mysterious about Riggs, he’s outspoken and is not afraid to do anything. He’s a strong conditioned athlete, confident of his appearance despite not having some teeth, and unwilling to back down from a challenge.

In the skills challenge, Jeremiah placed the bag wrong and when he got up to the top turnbuckle, he let loose an insane corkscrew so as to connect with the elbow. He found a mistake and he fixed it. But like the trainers said, could Jeremiah fix his mistakes every night of the year? Jeremiah, if anything, is innovative. He has the charisma, and dare-devil style that would have fans clamoring to buy tickets and hit the merch stand.

Problem is, he’s still green, his pacing is too fast, and his dare-devil antics (without the seasoned experience) will severely hurt someone. He also decided to follow underneath Luke’s guidance, instead of seeking out the trainers to work on his pacing and perfecting his moves.

So from the beginning, there was always the strong likelyhood that Jeremiah wouldn’t win WWE Tough Enough, but he came damn close. If he continues wrestling, since he only started training this year, then there’s a strong possibility that Jeremiah Riggs may end up captivating the world. ~ And without any case of drug issues, he shouldn’t have a problem with the Wellness Policy, also unlike The Enigma.

That’s it for this post. Next Monday, Luke and Andy showcase their wrestling skills inside of FCW’s ring on a live edition of WWE Tough Enough. Who will win the contract? Silent Rage or Cool Hand Luke? Please jot down your responses in the comment box, or send me a line on twitter. My twitter handler is WrestlingTimesX. There are also some nifty share buttons on the bottom: Spread the word!

The Truth shall set you free! The Truth should get to the point. R-Truth’s promo was like an episode of TNA Impact! ~ very long, loud, and only made two points. R-Truth put John Morrison in the hospital, and he wants a WWE Championship match. Oh, and so do a lot of other people because this is professional wrestling.

Welcome back to The Wrestling Times. Did anyone notice that the entire set of Raw, including the placements of the cameras were at an exact opposite? The “WWE” logo on the entrance ramp, usually on the right, was on the left, and Michael Cole’s “Cole Mine” was placed on the right rather than the left. Made watching this week’s episode especially difficult because it felt as though the show was being broadcast through a mirror. Let’s discuss Monday Night Raw.

Though R-Truth’s actions sidelined Morrison anywhere between 4-6 weeks, Raw’s General Manager apparently likes seeing an angry black man at the top of every hour. Is this true? According to Truth, “this is a conspiracy.” So go nuts and speculate.

From all the talents acquired from WWE’s annual Draft, Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio were handpicked to participate in a No.1 Contender match; however, after last week’s controversial call at the end of The Miz’s rematch, the former champion was added to the scheduled match, making it a Triple Threat.

Anyone find it disturbing that out of the four people arguing over a championship opportunity, three were heels? Granted, Mysterio was the first Raw draft pick, but it made the end result far too predictable.

It has been obviously established that Mysterio and Del Rio are destined to feud again, so the only surprise was how effective would R-Truth be in the final decision? Frankly, he confused Raw’s layout by choosing to attack Rey Mysterio after the match. Is Truth now starting a program with Mysterio? What about Del Rio?

Because there’s nothing better than a third sequel to WrestleMania, at “Over the Limit,” John Cena defends the WWE Championship against The Miz in a “I Quit” match. Advise for Miz, go back and watch “Breaking Point” and look for instances where Randy Orton screwed up.

Since The Miz and John Cena have already competed in three matches, the spot for “Over the Limit” should have been given to somebody else. Why not Mysterio? This would have allowed for Miz’s and Del Rio’s gripe with their nemeses time to develop. Wouldn’t you say?

Raw’s GM has to be a heel. How is the stipulation that if Jerry Lawler touches Cole, he’ll be fired still in effect? Especially after Michael Cole knowingly pulled the, “Oh right? Your mom’s dead” card? As someone who lost their mother in February 2001, job or no job, Michael Cole would have been bleeding.

Interesting use of the Cole Mine when Lawler forced Cole’s tie through the open gap. Since Michael Cole made funny faces as he was repeatedly smashed against the glass booth, Lawler will not be fired. Yet it was speculated that Justin Roberts cringed at the sight, while, also speculating that over on the Blue Brand, a certain “American Dragon” mouthed the words, “That’s bull!”

Thanks to Jack Swagger speaking for Cole, Jerry Lawler will face Michael Cole at “Over the Limit,” where if Lawler loses, he will hand over his ring and personally induct Cole into the WWE Hall of Fame. Talk about a one-sided stipulation.

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